Last week, the news of Panic! at The Disco's response to a Westboro Baptist protest of their Kansas City tour stop traveled like wildfire. Frontman, Brendon Urie, announced the band would donate $20 to HRC for every picketer.

Since 84-year-old Fred Phelps, founder and former leader of the twisted organization that calls itself the Westboro Baptist Church, passed away late Wednesday evening, many people are breathing a sigh of relief.

The Satanic Temple, a NY-based group seeking to foster "benevolence and empathy among all people" through Satan, performed a "Pink Mass" at the Mississippi grave of Catherine Idalette Johnston, mother of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Jr.

Topeka -
The Westboro Baptist Church witnessed a gay marriage ceremony that took place across from their premises Saturday. Kimberly Kidwell, 31, married Katie Short in a wedding ceremony conducted on the front lawn of the rainbow-painted Equality House in Topeka.

The Westboro Baptist Church, the group that gained notoriety for picketing funerals of servicemen and recently Boston Marathon victims, has linked the Oklahoma tornado to Jason Collins's decision to come out and Kevin Durant's support of the decision.

Washington -
A petition drive to have Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) labeled as a hate group continues to gain steam, as well as a petition calling for the group to be stripped of their non-profit status.

Newtown -
Two days after Anonymous revealed Westboro Baptist Church's (WBC) plan to protest the funerals of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims, members of the law enforcement and firefighting community decided to step in.

Oak Creek -
The news about a shooting at the Sikh Temple just outside of Milwaukee in Oak Creek, Wisconsin was just airing when Margie Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church took to Twitter, "God sent another shooter?"

Aurora -
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church announced Saturday that they plan to picket a prayer vigil for victims of the Aurora massacre. A "wall of love" was formed on Sunday to keep the Wesboro church members from the vigil, but they failed to show up.

Nate Phelps used to be a member of his father's anti-LGBT God-fearing Westboro Baptist Church, and he recently answered questions from online readers to explain why he left the Church and what motivated him to become an atheist.

Newark -
A picture tweeted by Margie Phelps on Twitter depicting what appears to be Westboro Baptist Church protest signs outside the Whitney Houston funeral has created a stir on the Internet after it was declared fake by several news media outlets.

Westfield -
The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, known for its radical demonstrations at the funerals of soldiers, celebrities, and homosexuals, has announced their plans to picket outside the funeral of music superstar Whitney Houston.

Beverly Hills -
On Sunday, members from the controversial Westboro Baptist Church came to California to picket the Golden Globe Awards show. They believe that popular movies and TV shows push the homosexual agenda, and that these awards shows further glorify it.

Dallas -
The Westboro Baptist Church will continue their round of bowl game protests with an appearance scheduled for today at Cowboy Stadium where the Arkansas Razorbacks will take on the Kansas State Wildcats in the 76th AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.

A Nebraska man sprayed pepper spray on a crowd of protesters and counter-protesters at the funeral of U.S. Marine. The man's arm and multiple bursts of spray can be seen coming from the dark red/burgundy truck shown in the first 2 seconds of the video.

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Members of Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate at the Virginia Holocaust Museum on March 2, 2010

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Westboro Baptist Church members at a protest in Charleston WV, where they waved signs reading God Hates Dead Miners, after the 2010 mining disaster that rocked the coal state.